30-35
pages professional reportAn in-depth look at
individuals and their lives.At birth the horoscope represents a set of potentials, with
the contents being added through the experiences of life, it
is a map of the solar system for the time and place of birth...it's
a unique blueprint of personality. It is not only the Sun sign
that exerts a powerful influence over a birth chart and character.
The Moon, the planets, their aspects, zodiac and house positions
also play an important role. This report includes a five aspect
(Conjunctions,
Oppositions, Squares, Trines and Sextiles)
set of interpretations and a comprehensive introduction to Astrology
as well in-depth explanations of Astrological terms. Author
Michael Baldwin edited by Eric Biss.

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 Ascendant is sign
 Planets in Signs and Houses from Sun to Saturn
with their 5 majors aspects 
Planets in houses from Uranus to Pluto with their 5 majors aspects

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The ascendant is the sign that was rising over the horizon
at the time of birth. More than any other chart factor, the
sign of the ascendant to be accurate is dependant on both
time (it changes by 5 degrees every hour) and place of birth
(someone born at the same time on the opposite side of the
world will have the opposite sign on the ascendant or 'rising').
As such, it is the sign that brings us into physical incarnation,
and the planet that rules that sign is said to be the ruler
of the chart, or our planetary ruler for this lifetime. Hence
the sign and house position of the ascendant's ruler are of
particular importance. The ascending sign shows the way in
which we approach life and the world in general. It can be
related to what some psychologists call the persona, the mask
we place between our inner selves and the world. As such it
shows the way in which we are perceived by others, at least
their first impressions of us. The ascendant represents the
manner in which we must express ourselves in order to feel
secure, and also the filter through which we perceive life
and its challenges. It is the cusp of the first house, the
house associated with our personal identity and self expression
and represents the kind of energy and types of activities
that we need to enliven us physically.

Cancer Ascendant

The Cardinal Water sign of Cancer was rising at the time of
your birth, indicating that you are sensitive and reserved
in your approach to others, although you may have learned
at an early age to protect your sensitivity behind the hard
outer shell of the crab. You have a naturally caring and sympathetic
nature, and you like to take care of those who are close to
you, you have an instinctive understanding of their emotional
needs. This same emotional sensitivity makes you vulnerable,
however, since not everybody has the same consideration for
your feelings as you have for theirs. You will tend to hide
any hurt or emotional pain behind a hard exterior, and to
approach situations indirectly rather than risk a direct confrontation.
You may have a tendency to cling to any hurt or slight, whether
real or imagined, and you will need to learn to accept your
sensitive emotional nature and channel it in some positive
direction.

Cancer is ruled by
the Moon, as the ruler of your ascendant this planet is of
particular importance in your chart.

Ascendant Sextile Saturn

The conservative planet Saturn in a sextile aspect to your
ascendant indicates that you are practical and conserved in
your general approach to others, and to life itself. You are
able to restrain your impulses, and to think before you act.
You realise that you are responsible for your own actions,
and are capable of self discipline, if you think the results
will be worth the effort. You give the appearance of being
a shrewd and pragmatic person, able to take responsibility
and plan methodically before you do anything. Once you have
formed an opinion, or decided on a particular course of action,
you are not easily dissuaded.

The Sun

In the solar system the Sun is the centre around which all
the other planets revolve, bound by its gravitational force.
Similarly, in the birth chart the Sun represents the "centre"
of our personality, or the core of our being, around which
all the other psychological drives and needs, symbolised by
the planets, revolve.
Just as, in the solar system, the Sun is the source of light
and life generating energy, so the Sun represents the source
of consciousness and life within us all. It is our will to
be and our sense of individuality. The birth chart, however,
represents the solar system as seen from the earth, not the
Sun. Most of us are not centred in our Sun, but in our earthbound,
or sense-bound ego. For most of us then, the Sun represents
our "Higher Self" or Spirit. It is the immortal spark of the
universal spirit which is uniquely ourselves, as opposed to
our transient and mortal ego centred personality. The Sun
is therefore what we are striving to become.

The sign position of and aspects to the Sun, as seen from
the earth, show how this radiant inner self works through
the medium of our ego centred personality. It is the fundamental
tone of our being, and as such is the most important placement
in the chart.

Sun in Libra

With the Sun in the cardinal air sign of Libra, you are basically
attuned to the social and intellectual level of experience.
You are friendly and sociable and have a need to extend your
experience through a variety of different kinds of relationships,
and can hold your own in any social circle. You are capable
of seeing both sides of any issue, and with your innate sense
of fair play you dislike injustice in any form. Although you
can be impartial and objective when dealing with the affairs
of others, when you are directly involved the scales can become
overbalanced and you can show a surprising degree of selfishness
and lack of objectivity. You will have a deep concern with
broad social issues, and the need for balanced and harmonious
human relationships, both interpersonal and international.

Sun in 4th House

With the Sun in the 4th house of your chart, there's a great
need to delve deep within to find yourself. There may be a
struggle to define your individuality on the home and family
front. You need to distinguish your own individual identity
and avoid the danger of deriving too much of your identity
from your family background or heredity. On the other hand,
there is a danger of rejecting your family background completely
in order to free yourself from its influence.

Neither your own individuality nor your family background
should be rejected. The task is to balance the two, acknowledging
your heredity and developing your own uniqueness.

Moon

In the birth chart, the Moon is second in importance only
to the Sun. Unlike the other planets the Moon orbits the earth,
and seen from the earth is the same size as the Sun (hence
the possibility of total eclipses). The Moon gives off no
light of its own, however, but reflects and polarises the
light of the Sun.

The Moon represents memories, feelings and instinctive responses
that lie just below the level of consciousness. As the Moon
orbits the earth, it generates the movements of the tides
and governs other natural cycles, such as the menstrual cycle
in women. The Moon therefore symbolises the ebb and flow of
feeling and emotion (symbolised by water in Astrology), and
the feminine principle in nature and in the individual.

The sign position of and aspects to the Moon show how we react
instinctively, and what we need to feel comfortable and secure.
As children the Moon is the Mother, or at least how we experienced
our mother. As we grow older this extends to our relationships
with women in general (particularly for men), and our instinctive
or conditioned responses to the world in general; based on
the often unconscious memories of this early nurturing experience
(or lack of it).

Moon in Pisces

Pisces is a mutable water sign. With the Moon in this sign,
you are very sensitive to the emotional undercurrents in your
environment, this can make you either sympathetic and understanding,
or gullible and vulnerable. The mutable nature of this sign
means that you will probably swing from one to the other at
different times. Your imagination and intuition are strong,
but you must avoid the tendency to be discouraged too easily.
You may find it difficult to make decisions, and are prone
to self indulgence as a way of dealing with emotional difficulties.
Your innate idealism and openness can make it difficult for
you to deal with the harsh realities of life.

Moon in 9th House

The 9th House is the area of your chart that is connected
with philosophy, religion, travel and higher education. With
the Moon in this House you may find emotional security from
some belief system. This may be inherited from your family
background, but you have the ability to adapt your philosophy
to changing influences and conditions.

Travel may be linked with your emotional life, and you may
live abroad for a time. There's also an attraction to women
of a foreign culture, or who can expand or broaden your horizons
in some way.

Moon Trine Mercury

With the Moon and Mercury in a trine aspect, you have an excellent
memory that allows you to draw from the experiences of the
past to deal with the present. Mind and emotions are well
balanced...as you understand your own emotions and are able
to analyse any problems or inner conflicts, and come to terms
with them.

You're able to express your feelings verbally, uninhibited
by fear of an adverse reaction. Your insight and understanding
of other people's emotions could also make you a good counsellor,
either professionally or simply with friends who need your
understanding and advice. You know instinctively how to use
your knowledge and experience and you also know how to make
people feel comfortable in your company.

Moon Opposition Venus

The opposition between the Moon and Venus indicates some difficulty
in personal relationships. You may occasionally tend to depend
too much on your partner to provide you with emotional security.
You need to get in touch with your own feelings, to find your
sense of security within yourself, and then you'll find that
instead of looking to others to provide for your needs....
emotional satisfaction and security can be found within yourself.

Moon Opposition Mars

The opposition between the Moon and Mars indicates that occasionally
you may be overly assertive in expressing your emotions...
and can react with impatience or anger if your needs aren't
met. Although particularly touchy and over sensitive about
your own feelings...you can be somewhat headstrong and insensitive
when dealing with other people's feelings. You therefore need
to resist the urge to fly off the handle at the slightest
provocation, to learn patience and acceptance of other people's
faults. Your impulsiveness may be the cause of emotional conflicts.

You need to find a way to channel this relentless energy in
a positive way...rather than treating relationships as a kind
of battlefield in which you must meet all the challenges,
real or imagined, and win.

Moon Conjunct Uranus

The conjunction between the Moon and Uranus is a potentially
difficult aspect, since the Moon seeks security and stability...
whilst Uranus seeks freedom and independence. There's a strong
urge to break free from conventional values.

Many people may not be able to understand your reluctance
to settle down...and you'll be prepared to put up with anything
rather than accept a situation that limits your freedom of
action.

There's a conflict, however, since the Moon craves security,
so you may at some point in your life suppress your need for
freedom and accept a more conventional situation for the apparent
emotional security that it provides. But, energy that is suppressed
only leaks out in another form and you may find that in this
case your bottled up desire for freedom may inevitably cause
conflict and disruption.

The memories of past emotional difficulties and pain may also
occasionally make you extremely reluctant to make any kind
of binding commitment in relationships and you may therefore
resist attempts to do so for a long time. You may find that
time after time, when you finally overcome your reluctance
and make a commitment, even if it is only in your own mind,
that's when things really start going wrong.

It's easy enough to blame the other person in these situations,
but it's really your own need for freedom and independence
leaking out again. The best way to handle this aspect is to
find a partner with the same needs and the same problems with
whom you can discuss how you feel openly without either of
you taking offence.

Moon Trine Pluto

The Moon in a trine aspect to Pluto strengthens and deepens
your emotional nature. You'll generally be able to weather
any storm with the knowledge that a crisis is often necessary
to shake you out of a rut...and that you'll emerge from it
with a greater inner strength and understanding.

Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Along with Venus
it is one of the inferior planets, that is, its orbit lies
within the earth's orbit.

In mythology, Mercury is the messenger of the gods. In the
birth chart, Mercury represents the urge to communicate with
and exchange information with others. In the mind, it represents
our rational thought processes, or the ability to analyse
and reach logical conclusions. In the body, it is the nervous
system, which co-ordinates and unifies all the different bodily
functions into an organised whole. Mercury can be said to
represent electricity in the form of information. Mercury
therefore rules all forms of communication and exchange of
information, and the ability to organise facts into a consistent
view of the world.

The sign position of and aspects to Mercury in the chart show
how one thinks and communicates, that is, the way in which
our thoughts are expressed, and the way in which we receive
such information from the world around us.

Mercury in Scorpio

With Mercury in the fixed water sign of Scorpio, your mind
has an intense and penetrating quality that allows you to
see beneath surface appearances. This is a good positions
for some form of investigative or research work, since you
will not be satisfied with superficial and surface appearances.
You have strong powers of concentration and a determination
to get to the bottom of things, although strong negative emotions
can influence your thinking and make you suspicious and distrustful
of what anyone else tries to tell you. For this reason you
will usually be very reserved about discussing or openly expressing
your emotions and feelings, unless you are sure that the person
you are talking to can be trusted. Once you have made up your
mind on an emotional issue you will not easily be shifted
from your position.

Mercury in 4th House

Mercury in the 4th House sometimes indicates an intellectual
or academic home background in childhood. The emphasis may
have been put on being rational and sensible, perhaps at the
expense of deeper feelings and closeness.

Throughout your life, there's the possibility of educational
activities being carried out in your home, and you would benefit
from some kind of study even into the second half of life.

Mercury Sextile Mars

The sextile aspect between Mercury and Mars strengthens your
intellectual abilities. You like to have all the facts before
you speak on anything, so that when you do you can present
your case with full confidence that you know what you are
talking about.

You'd make a good debater, as quite often the strength of
your argument can convince even those who disagree with you,
and you are able to see the flaws and weak points in an opponent's
argument. However, you are also able to accept the flaws and
weak points in your own argument when they are pointed out
to you.

With your incisive intellect you're also able to cut through
the rubbish and present an issue or subject in its essence.
This can bring you success in any field that involves the
communication of ideas, such as teaching, journalism and politics.

Mercury Square Neptune

The square between Mercury and Neptune indicates that your
imagination can at times overshadow your logical thinking.
Occasionally you may find it difficult to deal with the harsher
realities of life, preferring to retreat to a world of fantasy
and daydreams where problems don't exist.

This tendency is probably the result of early experiences
where you found that this was the only way you could deal
with life.

However, if you can control the negative side of this aspect,
and be more realistic in your dealings with the real world,
you'd do well in occupations such as art or writing, or any
activity where you could give your powerful imagination its
full sway.

Mercury Trine Pluto

With the positive trine aspect between Mercury and Pluto you
have an analytical mind that is able to penetrate beyond surface
appearances. You're therefore suited to any form of research
or investigation since you're always wanting to get to the
truth of any matter.

You need to find some kind of meaning to life and your experiences
and then to communicate the understanding and knowledge gained
from your experiences to others. But do beware being too opinionated
as at times you'll identify too strongly with what you believe
in, and will defend your viewpoint without compromise.

Venus

Venus, like Mercury, lies within the orbit of the earth. If
Mercury can be likened to electricity in the form of information,
then Venus can be likened to the magnetic field generated
by the electric current. One of the meanings of Venus is therefore
"personal magnetism".

In mythology Venus is the goddess of love. In the birth chart,
Venus represents the social and love urge, and the need for
harmony and exchange of feelings and affection with others.
Venus is our need to form relationships and our power to attract
such relationships. It is also our sense of values, based
on what attracts or repels us.

The sign position of any aspect to Venus shows how we express
these needs to others and the kind of response we need in
order to feel in harmony. If Venus is adversely aspected theses
responses may not always be what we consciously desire but
are often necessary in order to force us to recognise some
unexpressed part of ourselves.

Venus in Virgo

Venus, the planet of relationship and affection, is in the
mutable earth sign of Virgo in your chart. You will have a
tendency to over analyse your feelings in your relationships,
rather than simply experience the person and your feelings
for them, you will need to understand the 'why and wherefore',
and the conscious and unconscious motivations behind the relationship.
You could become very critical of the other person when your
analysis reveals that they are not the perfect, pure being
that you want them to be. Publicly, you will express a rather
cool, perhaps even puritanical, approach to others, but when
you feel safe, and in private, you can be as passionate as
the next person. You express your affection easiest by taking
care of someone's physical needs, making sure they are comfortable,
well fed, and relaxed, and you will tend to seek these same
qualities in a partner.

Venus in 3rd House

With the planet Venus in the 3rd House of your chart, you
can usually communicate quite well with others. In fact, at
times, you may go too much out of your way to please other
people...saying what you think will please others rather than
speaking your own mind. You enjoy meeting new people, and
can usually fit easily into different situations and circumstances.

Venus Conjunct Mars

The conjunction between Venus and Mars indicates that you
value your own personal freedom and can be easily angered
if you feel emotionally hemmed in. Your temper can be explosive,
but at the same time this anger passes quickly, and rarely
leads to any long term rift.

You have a need for adventure and new experiences, and you're
able to enjoy yourself in social situations, not afraid of
being the centre of attention. However, there will be times
when others are put off by your rather over-forceful approach,
especially in matters of romance.

Venus Conjunct Saturn

With the conjunction between Venus and Saturn you relate to
others in a serious and responsible way. At times you may
find yourself sacrificing your own needs and happiness for
others. You may also find that you're usually the one who
has to make adjustments to the other person's needs in any
relationship, whilst suppressing your own.

You may do this in order to feel loved and needed, a feeling
that stems from your childhood experiences. One or both of
your parents, but most likely your father, was probably a
harsh disciplinarian, expecting obedience and unquestioning
loyalty, possibly forcing you to assume responsibilities too
soon. On the other hand, he may have been indifferent, or
not around at all, leaving you with a deep-seated feeling
that maybe it was your fault. As a consequence, you may now
still live with the fear of being rejected or deserted if
you don't live up to another's demands, or you may avoid close
relationships altogether.

With Saturn, age and experience usually bring the solutions
to its more difficult aspects. You'll gradually come to learn
that the only person you have a real duty to is yourself,
and Saturn will provide you with the self-respect and inner
stability to pursue your own path despite the opposition of
others. Then you'll attract people who will respect and accept
you for what you are, not what they want you to be.

Mars

Mars is the first planet in the series out from the Sun that
is outside the orbit of the earth. As the first superior planet,
Mars represents energy directed outward from the self into
the world. It is the energy to initiate action and the ability
to meet challenges and overcome obstacles. In mythology, Mars
is the god of war. In the birth chart, Mars is the self assertive
and aggressive urge, the sex drive and the need to achieve
our desires. Positively, Mars is expressed as courage, initiative,
and the will-power to pursue our goals. Negatively expressed,
Mars is impatience, violence and the use of force or threats.

The sign position of and aspects to Mars in the chart show
how we assert ourselves and express our desires. Mars is traditionally
a masculine planet, and therefore represents the expression
of the male ego. In a women's chart, the energy of Mars is
often repressed by social and family conditioning, and indicates
how she will experience the male ego through the men around
her, whether positively or negatively expressed. It is, however,
becoming increasingly possible for women to break away from
traditional passive roles, and express their own Martian drives,
but this is often not completely successful until after the
age of about 30.

Mars in Virgo

With Mars in the mutable earth sign of Virgo you will put
a great deal of energy into organising your practical and
material affairs. No matter how tight money is, you will somehow
always manage to pay your bills and provide the basic necessities
of life. You may be over critical both of yourself and others,
with a tendency to constantly analyse motives, and the need
to understand the whys and wherefores of everything you do,
particularly in the area of your sex life. If this is not
taken to inhibiting extremes you can gain great insight into
the hidden or unconscious motives and needs, both your own
and those of others. You should avoid a tendency to worry
or feel guilty when the actions of others drive you into expressing
your anger or aggression.

Mars in 3rd House

With Mars in the 3rd House of your chart, you'll probably
have an active and eager mind, coupled with a strong verbal
and intellectual ability. At times, however, this can be used
as a weapon to mount an attack on others.

You'll often not pull your punches, and say what you really
mean, even if this means risking the possibility of upsetting
or offending others. Although what you say may arouse others
to action, avoid the tendency to ram your opinions down others'
throats. In a sense, your mind is like a sharp instrument
or tool which if handled correctly, can cut through just about
anything, but if not, can be very destructive, both to yourself
and others.

Mars Opposition Uranus

The opposition between Mars and Uranus is a high energy and
potentially difficult aspect to handle. You demand a great
deal of freedom and independence for yourself, and you need
to be able to do what you want, when you want, .having little
tolerance for anyone who tries to stop you.

Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, as you'll not allow
others to use you or walk all over you, but occasionally you
may be too ready to fly off the handle before you have all
the facts, or before the other person has had the chance to
explain.

You need to find some way to express your powerful physical
and emotional drives in a manner that allows you the independence
you need, without causing unbearable strain on your relationships.

The planets up to
and including Mars have been concerned with the establishment
of ourselves as individuals, and with the satisfaction of
our own needs and desires. The planets beyond Mars connect
us with a larger order.

Jupiter

As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter represents
expansion and growth. It is the urge to grow beyond our individual
limitations and the need to feel part of a larger order, whether
this be a particular religion, philosophy or social system.
Jupiter, the king of the gods, is traditionally the bestower
of faith, optimism and the ability to expand and prosper.
It is the planet that promotes personal growth, gives us confidence
in ourselves and trust in a higher power or greater plan.
Negatively, Jupiter can manifest as overconfidence, irresponsibility
and the tendency to over-extend ourselves or promise too much.

The sign position of and aspects to Jupiter in the chart show
what kinds of experiences and types of activity create an
inner faith and optimism, and the sense of being connected
to the larger scheme of things.

Jupiter in Libra

With Jupiter in the cardinal air sign of Libra, opportunities
will come to you as a result of your need for a wide variety
of social contacts and acquaintances. Your judgement is fair
and impartial, you are aware of the injustices and prejudices
of society and have a strong desire to help those who are
oppressed or unfairly treated, or to do something to help
make the world a better place. This desire may remain just
that, however, since your diplomatic nature and your natural
ability to see all sides of any issue may paralyse the urge
to action. The same qualities, if you can overcome your indecisiveness,
can bring you great success in any field that involves working
with or negotiating on behalf of the general public. In relationships,
you will seek those that in some way broaden your perspective
and experience.

Jupiter in 3rd House

With Jupiter in the 3rd House you'll have the need to expand
your horizons through intellectual study and discussion. You
seek an understanding of life that will enable you to fit
apparently disconnected pieces together and see it as a whole.

You will enjoy talking and discussing the broader meaning
of life with others, but you may occasionally have to control
a tendency to waffle on endlessly.

Short journeys for the purpose of expanding your mind will
be beneficial. On the other hand, these journeys can take
place solely within your mind.

You will never be satisfied with what you have learned, recognising
that no matter how far you have gone, there is so much more
to learn and understand. This can lead you to become a perpetual
student, which is fine as long as you realise that at some
point you have got to start applying what you have learned.

Jupiter Conjunct Saturn

The effect of Jupiter and Saturn in Conjunction can be summed
up as tremendous possibilities, achieved through hard work.
These two planets are, in a sense, opposite influences, Jupiter
represents optimism, expansion and good luck, and Saturn is
more pessimistic and restricting work.

However, with this combination each balances the excesses
of the other. Therefore you're generally able to balance optimism
with realism, enthusiasm with caution and extravagance with
discipline. You aim to make an impact on the world, but you're
also able to plan the next step before you take it.

Saturn

Saturn is the last planet in the solar system that can be
seen with the naked eye from the earth. As such, together
with the fact that it is bounded by a series of rings, Saturn
represents the boundaries of the individual.

After the limitless expansion of Jupiter, Saturn in the birth
chart represents boundaries and limitations. It is the principle
of structure and form. In the body, it is the skeleton, which
gives the body its structure, and the skin, which is the boundary
to the outside world. In the mind, it is the structure of
our ego and our sense of self which we seek to preserve from
the impact of changes from within and from the outside world.
Saturn gives us the ability to endure setbacks and work with
discipline and patience toward well defined aims. It is the
need for social approval through some kind of tangible achievement.
Whereas Jupiter brings rewards and opportunities through what
we might call good luck, Saturn brings rewards and opportunities
through hard work, limitation and self discipline.

The sign position of and aspects to Saturn show how we seek
to establish ourselves as individuals and find our place in
the social system of which we are a part. Any form or structure,
however, when placed in the light of the Sun tends to cast
a shadow. The position of Saturn in the chart therefore, shows
where we find our "shadow". It is here that we meet with our
greatest sense of inadequacy, lack of faith and inhibitions.
Saturn shows where we are most fearful, and hence most rigid;
but if these fears can be met and overcome it is the source
of our greatest strength and a solid foundation from which
to meet the world.

Saturn in Libra

Saturn is in the cardinal air sign of Libra in your chart.
The principle of form, structure and responsibility operates
in the field of intellectual and social interaction. You have
a capacity for concentrated and serious intellectual activity,
Saturn in an air sign denotes what could be termed the scientific
mind. At the same time, you may have a sense of mental and
intellectual isolation. Libra represents the principle of
balance, harmony and relationship. With Saturn here, a deep
feeling of insecurity in relationships may cause you to avoid
issues or conflicts that you feel will upset conditions of
harmony. Ultimately you will have to learn how to handle responsibility
in relationships, without giving up too much of your own individuality
and sense of purpose.

Saturn in 3rd House

With Saturn in the 3rd House you may occasionally have some
difficulty communicating your thoughts or ideas to others.
You might at times even feel intellectually inferior, so you
stay silent when it would be more appropriate to speak your
mind. On the other hand, you may over-compensate by chattering
on endlessly about anything except those things that really
matter to you. Either way, there could be times when you feel
that no one really understands you.

In fact, with Saturn in this House, you have a capacity for
deep and concentrated study, and the ability to turn dreams
into reality, especially in professions connected to communication.

The Outer Planets

The planets beyond Saturn:- Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, move
through the signs so slowly that the sign positions of these
planets refer more to the generation of which we are a part,
rather than individual characteristics. It is the House position
that shows where we will meet with the principles expressed
by these planets in our lives. The aspects of these planets
to the personal planets indicate our degree of attunement
to the principles they represent.

The trans-Saturnian planets cannot be seen without the aid
of a telescope. Therefore they represent powerful forces that
are beyond conscious control. These planets connect us with
forces and levels of reality beyond our experience as individual
human beings. They do this by breaking down the boundaries
of the ego (symbolised by Saturn), to allow the inflow of
higher ideals and goals into our ego-centred minds. This can
often mean the total disruption or destruction of our existing
lives, goals, or outer and inner structures in order to make
this possible.

Uranus

Uranus is the first of the trans-Saturnian planets. It cannot
be seen with the naked eye and was discovered in 1781 during
the period of the American and French revolutions. It's discovery
was made possible by the invention of the telescope, a development
that has led to radical changes in our knowledge of the universe
and our place in it.

In the birth chart then, Uranus represents the force for revolutionary
change, the breaking from tradition, and inventiveness and
experimentation. As one of the three planets that cannot be
seen with the unaided eye, Uranus represents a force over
which we have little or no conscious control. On an individual
level, Uranus indicates our degree of independence and demand
for personal freedom. If well aspected it gives us originality
and an attunement to truth that goes beyond the logic of Mercury.
If we refuse to express the energy of Uranus within us, preferring
to cling to the traditions and limitations of Saturn, then
Uranus may manifest as disruptions and sudden changes in our
immediate environment, sometimes disrupting our lives completely
and forcing us to make needed changes. If the energy of Uranus
is expressed negatively, it can lead to wilfulness, impatience
and needless rebellion, the rebel without a cause.

The position of Uranus in the chart shows where we most feel
the need for freedom and independence and the need to experiment
with new ideas and ways of living. Conversely, it is the area
where we can cause the most disruption and needless change.

Uranus in 8th House

Uranus, the planet representing the urge for revolutionary
change and self willed independence is in the 8th House of
your chart. This is the House concerned with emotionally or
financially based partnerships and the experience of death
and regeneration on all levels and emotional union with others.

With Uranus in this House you may have an overwhelming urge
to break free from restrictions and attachments imposed by
the basic instinctive nature. There is a need for experimentation
and an unconventional approach to these areas of experience.
If the energy of Uranus is not given conscious expression,
you may constantly attract circumstances that force you to
rise above difficult feelings as jealousy, possessiveness
and envy. You may alternate between extreme passion and extreme
coldness, with a tendency to disregard the feelings of others
if you believe fervently enough in a cause. Sudden changes
of fortune are likely to occur in all 8th House matters, and
some phases of your life may end suddenly and irreversibly.
The meaning of life and death may fascinate you, but any understanding
of these matters will not be sought along conventional lines.

Uranus Trine Pluto

The trine between Uranus and Pluto occurred during the twenties,
and therefore you belong to a generation that sought to break
from inhibiting traditions and social structures. You realise
the importance of individual creativity and freedom encourages
and nurtures these qualities rather than opposing and stifling
them. You have sought a broader philosophy of life than the
materialism of previous generations.

Neptune

After Uranus comes Neptune, the god of the sea. Whereas Uranus
is the urge for individual freedom and independence, Neptune
is the urge to escape from our normal sense-bound state of
consciousness, and experience our unity with a different level
of reality.

In the birth chart, Neptune represents our higher ideals and
our attunement to realities that lie beyond that perceived
by the senses. It is the realm of dreams and imagination and
our sense of being part of a whole which is greater than ourselves,
the awareness of a spiritual dimension to existence. Neptune
represents the urge to transcend our normal state of consciousness
through meditation and mystical experience, music, dreams
and flights of the imagination, or through drugs (including
alcohol) which afford us a temporary escape from the mundane
grind of living. Neptune can be expressed as high ideals,
altruism and spiritual values, or as self destructive escapism
and evasion of responsibilities. For most of us it is a mixture
of both.

The position of Neptune in the chart shows where and how we
seek to express these needs, and in what areas of our lives
we tend to seek an often impossible ideal.

Neptune in 1st House

With Neptune in the 1st House of your chart, you exhibit Neptunian
qualities in your approach to life and self expression. Neptune
dissolves boundaries and opens us up to the infinite in whatever
House it is in. You may have difficulty in establishing a
sense of self identity, and in your approach to others, may
tend to reflect what you think they want to see, rather than
expressing your own individuality. You may appear mysterious
and enigmatic to others and can easily slip into the role
of a martyr, feeling resentful if anyone takes advantage of
you. There is a danger of turning to hard drugs and alcohol
to alleviate the harsh realities of life. At its most positive,
Neptune in this House gives you the ability to give personal
expression to collective visions and images. Your vision can
be inspiring to those who are not so open to higher realities.
This is a good placement if you are in one of the caring or
helping professions, the diffuse boundaries of Neptune allowing
you to empathise with the other person.

Pluto

Pluto is the outermost planet in the solar system and therefore
the slowest moving. At certain times however, due to the high
eccentricity of its orbit, it comes closer to the earth than
Neptune. This is the case at the present time and will be
so until the end of the century. At the same time it is passing
through Scorpio, the sign that it rules. This is a very critical
period in world history, since Pluto represents powerful forces
of death and destruction or change and transformation, which
are now at their strongest. This can lead to destruction through
nuclear war or our pollution and exploitation of our planet.
On the other hand it can lead to the death of the present
political and economical systems and the birth of new political
and economic systems and a transformation in international
relations and our relationship to our planet. By the time
Pluto leaves Scorpio in 1999 the issue will probably be decided
one way or the other.

In the individual birth chart, Pluto represents the urge for
power and control either over ourselves or others. It is the
need to penetrate beneath the surface of experience, to reveal
hidden motivations and repressed desires. The position of
Pluto in the chart indicates our capacity for self-regeneration
or rebirth and our attitude towards beginnings and endings
and birth and death, either actual or symbolic. Pluto can
be expressed as the acceptance of our need for complete transformation
in some area of our life, and the courage to face our deepest
compulsions and hang-ups. Or, it can be expressed as the wilful
manipulation of others, ruthlessness and an infatuation with
power.

Pluto in 12th House

The 12th House of the chart represents the experience of feelings
and emotions that lie in the unconscious, feelings that challenge
the separateness and isolation of the ego. With Pluto in this
House you may experience deep drives and compulsions that
you do not want to admit to yourself and therefore suppress
out of fear. Some of these deeper emotions may indeed be negative,
old fears and phobias that may have been inherited or resulted
from past experiences, which you need to control. Others,
however may be positive urges for some kind of deep seated
changes that will bring about personal growth and greater
fulfilment. With Pluto here, you will also tend to suppress
these positive compulsions out of self doubt and fear of losing
the self identity that you have come to consider to be you.

You may have to suffer many painful experiences as a result
of suppressing your deeper emotions, but you will find that
you can often make something positive out of a crises and
that each experience makes you stronger and more aware, and
accepting, of the powerful collective and unconscious forces
that shape our lives.

What Is Astrology?

The basic philosophy behind Astrology is the idea that we
live in a holistic universe, that there is a deep interrelationship
between the whole and its parts, and that anything, be it
an event, a group, or an individual that is born at a particular
point in time and space in a sense embodies the whole universe
focused at that point. Obviously it is impossible to determine
the state of the whole universe from a particular point in
time and space, so in Astrology we take the Solar system as
the greater whole and regard the patterns formed by the Sun,
Moon and planets as seen from a particular time and place
on earth as a reflection of the forces acting at that time
and place. In natal astrology, astrology applied to individual
human beings, the Sun, Moon and planets symbolise basic human
needs, desires or urges which we all possess. It is the ever
changing interrelationship between these basic functions or
archetypes, and their relationship to the horizon at the time
of birth, that are used to symbolise the personality structure
of a human being. The birth chart is a symbolic map of the
solar system as seen from the earth at the time and place
of birth. The chart is comprised of three basic factors.

(1) The aspects (angles) formed between the Sun, Moon and
planets, as seen from the earth. These are indicated by the
lines on a birth chart.

(2) Each planet is located in a particular sign of the zodiac.
The symbols for each sign are placed around the edge of the
chart, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio,
Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.

(3) Each planet is also located in a particular house in the
chart. These are indicated by the twelve sections of a birth
chart.

It will be seen that although many people
may have, for instance the planet Mars in the sign Scorpio
in the first house, or the planet Venus in the sign Capricorn
in the tenth house, and hence have certain traits in common,
the number of ways in which the three factors of planets,
signs and houses can be combined is infinite.

Your birth chart is therefore a unique blueprint of your personality,
everyone is different. When you are born, the birth chart
represents a set of potentials, it describes the "form" of
your personality and the contents must be added through the
experiences of life.

The Planets
The Sun, Moon and the planets: - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, represent specific functions,
drives, or urges within the total personality. Just as in
the body the various organs; heart, kidneys, liver etc. perform
their own specific functions yet operate as part of a total
system; so the planets can be regarded as symbolising the
'organs' of your total personality. The aspects (angles) between
the planets show how these functions interact with each other.

The Outer Planets
The planets beyond Saturn: - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, move
through the signs so slowly that the sign positions of these
planets refer more to the generation of which we are a part,
rather than individual characteristics. It is the house position
that shows where we will meet with the principles expressed
by these planets in our lives. The aspects of these planets
to the personal planets show how we get on with the principles
they represent.

These trans-Saturnian planets cannot be seen without the aid
of a telescope. Therefore they represent powerful forces that
are beyond conscious control. These planets connect us with
forces and levels of reality beyond our experience as individual
human beings. They do this by breaking down the boundaries
of the ego (symbolised by Saturn), to allow the inflow of
higher ideals and goals into our ego-centred minds. This can
often mean the total disruption or destruction of the outer
and inner structures of our lives in order to make this possible.

Aspects
A conjunction is where two planets are at the same place,
and their energies are merged together. Trines (120 degrees),
and sextiles (60 degrees), between two planets indicate an
easy flow of energy between the functions involved, they therefore
show aspects of your personality that work harmoniously together
indicating inherent abilities or talents. Squares (90 degrees)
and oppositions (180 degrees), show that there is some stress
or tension between the two functions involved. Squares and
oppositions between planets therefore indicate inner conflicts
and tensions (conscious or unconscious) that throughout your
life you will be forced to recognise and express in a positive
way. If you are not conscious of these inner conflicts, they
will be confronted through seemingly 'fated' external events
or in relationships with others, particularly when the planets
involved are activated by transits. A tolerance or "orb" of
about 8 degrees is allowed either side of the exact aspect,
but the wider the orb, the weaker the influence. There are
also a number of minor aspects, these are not shown on this
chart. They have a smaller orb of influence, and their effects
are not always so noticeable.

This is not to say that trines and sextiles are "good" and
squares and oppositions are "bad". A chart dominated by flowing
aspects may indicate someone for whom everything comes too
easily, they will therefore lack any real motivation and may
not achieve much during their life. A chart with many stressful
aspects, on the other hand, may indicate someone who driven
by his or her own inner conflicts, can achieve something of
real worth in their lives. The stressful aspects are just
as necessary to us as the flowing aspects, and most of us
are a fairly even balance of both. The activity of each planet
is further modified by the sign in which it is placed, the
effects of these modifications in your particular case will
be described in the chart analysis.

The Signs
During the course of a year the Sun, as seen from the earth,
appears to move in a circle against the background of the
stars, this circle is known as the ecliptic. The axis of the
earth's rotation is inclined at an angle to the plane of the
ecliptic, so, if the earth's equator is imagined to be extended
into space, it cuts the plane of the ecliptic at two points
known as the equinoxes. One of these points, the vernal or
spring equinox, is taken to be the beginning of the circle
and is known, both in Astronomy and Astrology, as the first
point of Aries. Astrologers then divide the ecliptic into
twelve sections of 30 degrees each thus generating the twelve
signs. The autumn equinox is directly opposite the first point
of Aries and is the beginning of the sign of Libra. When the
Sun is at these points, days and nights are of equal length.
During the summer months the Sun appears to rise higher and
higher in the sky, reaching its highest point at midsummer
or the summer solstice, the beginning of the sign of Cancer.
This is the time of the longest day and shortest night. Similarly,
it reaches its lowest point in the sky in midwinter or the
winter solstice, the beginning of the sign of Capricorn. This
is the time of the shortest day and longest night.

The signs of zodiac therefore, has nothing to do with actual
star constellations, but is based on the relationship between
Sun and Earth.

The Houses
You will see that the chart is divided into twelve sections.
These represent the division of the space surrounding you
at birth. The sign on the first house "cusp" (the line that
marks the beginning of the house) is the sign that was rising
over the horizon at the time and place of your birth this
is your rising sign, (or Ascendant). The sign on the seventh
house cusp is the sign that was setting at the time of your
birth, the line between the first and 7th house cusps therefore
represents the horizon. Planets in the upper hemisphere were
therefore above the horizon at the time of birth, and planets
in the lower hemisphere were below the horizon; planets in
the left hemisphere (left of the line joining the 10th and
4th house cusps) were rising in the east and planets in the
right hemisphere were setting in the west. Each house represents
a specific area of life experience. The positions of the planets
in these houses therefore show in what areas of experience
the effects of these planets will be most noticeable. The
Ascendant is an important point and has its own particular
meaning.

1st House
The 1st house is naturally associated with Aries and its ruling
planet Mars. The ascendant is the cusp of the 1st house. This
house represents the area of life concerned with our sense
of self identity. Signs and planets in this house reflect
both who we are and how we meet life. It represents our personal
identity, and the need to be a separate and distinct person.
The physical body is the material expression of our self identity,
and its strengths and weaknesses are indicated by this house.
Another way of viewing the 1st house is as the lens through
which we perceive life, and which colours our view of existence.

2nd House
The 2nd house is naturally associated with the sign of Taurus
and its ruling planet Venus. After establishing our self-identity
in the 1st house, we turn, in the 2nd, to our possessions
and what we own. This house represents the area of life concerned
with the accumulation of wealth and resources as a secure
basis from which to act in the world. This can mean the accumulation
of money and material possessions, but on a higher level,
it represents innate or acquired skills and gifts which give
us a sense of value, worth and personal security. The 2nd
house stabilises the self-identity acquired in the 1st.

3rd House
The 3rd house is naturally associated with the sign Gemini
and its ruling planet Mercury. After stabilising our self
identity, and acquiring a sense of security in the 2nd, we
need, in the 3rd house, to establish our relationship to our
immediate environment. This house represents the area of experience
concerned with communication and the exchange of information
with our immediate social environment. It represents the activity
of learning and the type and direction of intellectual and
educational skills. On a more mundane level, the 3rd house
is related to short journeys immediate relatives ( brothers
and sisters if any ), and their roles in our lives.

4th House
The 4th house is naturally associated with the sign of Cancer
and its ruling planet, the Moon. In the 3rd house we are concerned
with communicating with our immediate environment, this leads,
in the 4th, to the need to establish a private domain to which
we can retreat from the world. The 4th house represents our
roots, both psychological and material. In the psychological
sense it is our early family and cultural conditioning, which
gives us a sense of belonging, and produces deep inner feelings
and habit patterns. The 4th house together with the opposite
house, the 10th, is connected with our experience of our parents.
In the material sense it is our own home, from which we go
out to meet the world and to which we can retreat to rest
and recuperate. As well as representing our early home environment,
this house is also connected with the conditions surrounding
us during the second half of life.

5th House
The 5th house is naturally associated with the sign Leo and
its ruler the Sun. In the 4th house we establish our material
and psychological roots, in the 5th we seek to express our
own creativity. Creativity can be expressed through children
as extensions of our physical bodies, or through various art
forms as extensions of our inner selves. This house is also
associated with leisure activities, sports, gambling, love
affairs etc. in fact all forms of recreation where we seek
to express ourselves freely and without inhibition.
6th House
The 6th house is naturally associated with the sign of Virgo
and its ruler Mercury. Having expressed our creativity in
the 5th, the 6th house is where we are confronted with the
need to adjust to, and learn from, the demands of the material
world. This is the house associated with work and service.
The 6th house indicates the nature of, and our attitude toward,
our working environment and our relations with co-workers,
employees or bosses. It is also connected with health and
the interaction of mind and body to maintain the efficient
(or inefficient) working of our physical bodies.

The houses up to the 7th are all below the horizon and, are
concerned with areas of life in which we seek to establish
our own sense of individuality. The houses from the 7th to
the 12th are above the horizon, and represent the experiences
involved in seeking to function as part of a wider social
environment.

7th House
The 7th house is naturally associated with the sign of Libra
and its ruler Venus. This house represents the field of relationships.
If the 1st house is the house of self, then the 7th is the
house of others. This house indicates how we express ourselves
in our relationships and what qualities we seek in others.
In particular it represents the marriage partner, at least
the first major relationship with that kind of commitment.
In general it represents the area of social contact and the
need for relationships of various kinds, and can be extended
to our dealings with the general public.

8th House
The 8th house is naturally associated with the sign of Scorpio
and its ruler Pluto. If the 7th house represents relationships
in general, the 8th represents relationships or partnerships
in which something is exchanged or held in common. In sexual
relationships there is an emotional exchange, in business
partnerships there is an exchange and sharing of finances
and resources. This house represents the area of life in which
we relate to others on a deeper, more emotional level. It
is in this house, therefore, that we often experience emotional
pain, crises and death (symbolically that is). Hence this
house has various but related meanings. It is the house of
sex, beginnings and endings, joint resources and money held
in common, and inheritances.

9th House
The 9th house is naturally associated with the sign of Sagittarius
and its ruler Jupiter. After the often painful experiences
in the 8th, in the 9th house we seek to understand the meaning
of our experiences and our connections to the greater whole.
This house represents our search for meaning through philosophy
and religion. In this area of life we also seek to expand
our knowledge and awareness through travel and higher education.
Hence this house is also connected with all forms of higher
education, travel to foreign lands, the law, religion and
the use of the higher or more intuitive mental faculties.

10th House
The 10th house is naturally connected with the sign of Capricorn
and its ruler Saturn. The beginning, or cusp, of the 10th
house is called the Midheaven. This is the degree of the ecliptic
that was at the highest point in the sky at the time and place
of birth. The Midheaven and the 10th house therefore represents
our ambitions, what we aim for and hope to achieve in the
world. In this house we attempt to bring the ideals and aspirations
of the 9th to practical realisation. This results in a career
or a particular position in the social order. The 10th is
also connected with our relations with authority figures in
general, and with the way we experienced our parents in particular.

11th House
The 11th house is naturally associated with the sign of Aquarius
and its ruler Uranus. Having established a career, public
position or our social standing in the 10th, in the 11th house
we look to the future and the part we can play as members
of various groups or societies. The 11th house therefore represents
our hopes and wishes, friends and groups. It is in this area
of experience that we seek to act as part of a group that
is expressing some greater social need or goal. This house
in the chart can indicate how we act in group situations and
the kinds of groups to which we are attracted.

12th House
The 12th house is naturally associated with the sign of Pisces
and its ruler Neptune. After becoming part of a larger group
structure in the 11th, in the 12th house we experience the
dissolution of our separate individual ego. This house represents
the area of experience where we feel that we are influenced
by forces and powers that are beyond our control. In this
house we surrender our individual wills to the service of
a higher power or ideal, or direct our energies toward greater
self realisation and spiritual goals.

On a more mundane level, this house is associated with large
institutions such as hospitals and prisons, where many people
end up if the self-surrender described above is overdone,
or made to the wrong ideals. Hence this house is also known
as the house of self-undoing.

Future Forecast
The planetary patterns symbolised in your chart remain fixed
throughout your life, but the planets still continue to move
around the zodiac after birth. Each planet has its own characteristic
cycle. For example, Jupiter takes twelve years to complete
one full cycle, Saturn takes 28 to 30 years. In doing so they
pass through the Houses of your chart, and make aspects to
your natal planets, bringing about experiences that are related
to the nature of the transiting planet, the House it is passing
through and the planet being aspected. The technique of transits
therefore allows the timing of specific experiences, from
times of opportunity to major life crises. This brings an
understanding of why you have experienced certain things in
the past, the reasons for your present experiences, and what
you may experience in the future. Transits cannot predict
precise events but only the type of experience you will have
at a certain time. At all times you have free will as to how
you react to these experiences, and whether the planetary
energies involved are used positively or negatively.